New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-07
ENTERTAINED BY MRS. GRANT.
PRAYERS AND SINGING AT Der COTTAGE.

IN RESPONSE TO AN INVITATION DELEGATION
vRoN OCEAN GROVE CALLS ON THE HERDS
WIDOW.
OCEAN GROVE, N. j., Aug. @ (Speoial).-The chap
fans, reunion this morning was opened with prayer
nv the Rev. William y. Pitcher OF the Presbyterian
church kilograms received from George II.
smart. General Clinton B. Fisk, and one from Mrs.
Grant rendering the chaplains aud the members of
the Christian and Sanitary Commissions reception
1T her cottage at Long Branch. The invitation was
accepted 10y the SOCIETY," Mrs. Z. T. Scott on behalf
OF the White Cross Society, spoke follows to-day
While our fathers, husbands and brl theirs were
fighting for our country, the women rolling
bandages and scraping lint for the wounded. A
class of who cared nothing for nome or country
began multiplying saloons everywhere, knowing
that this their opportunity to the seeds OF
evil while all the moral and religious forces OF the
Nation were so busy. Our brave boys went away
with. hearts pure and breath sweet but came back
with habits of drink fastened upon them, and
mothers VITO had laid sons in soldiers graves said as
they looked INTO the eloated faces OF some who re-
turned Would TO God they had died in Innocence
and honor Tbese wives and mothers petitioned the
Go,ernment for protection from this curse ON tneT
boys they have been PRAYING all these years: God
the Nation Ibeir pet'tions, are met oy Inc
money furnishes electric lights for our cities, Belgian
blocks for streets; why should we give up the
The Rev Howard Henderson, of New York, who
was during the Confederate Commissioner OF Ex
change in The Mississippi Valley and exchanged
et education. gave an address. He said "1he
people that whip the South can whip anything,
and if the North and South combine they could whip
the nations OF the earth If the North
eau manage raise the privates tho South can RAISE
the colonies. When the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South was Of from their missions In China, the
Episcopal Church. Moth. supported them until we
could take them up again."
This afternoon large party OF ladies ana gentle
men left Grove in carriages and drove TO Long
Branch in response to the invitation rendered them
20 visit Mrs Grant at her cottage Among tie visiting
Raho l..
who chaplain in the army; the Kew; I,r.
Kyrett. OF the Sanitary Commission the Kew D. w.
Jones, who a chaplain i'll the Confederate Army
the Rev. DR.. Dickinson, formerly eoporteur In the
Confederate Army the Rev. r. A. Hardin, Chicago
Miss H. A. SharPess Who Tas@ nurse al oS mont pOs
In Hampton tic spital the Rev. DR.. Thomas ana Mrs
Griffith of Christ Memorial Episcopal Church Phila.
delphia: the Rev. n. G. A1tell, who was chaplain OF
the 3Oth New-York Regiment and nlterward colonel
10 the aimy. now pastor of Plymouth Congregation
ChuIch Milford Conn; David Grown and the Rev.
j. r. Andrews. of the Ocean Grove Association;
Captain John d. Rodgers, formerly of Colonel 81 kers
California Regiment, now of the Round Lake Camp
Gross Army Mrs. Major E. T. Scott. OF the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union; H. Brown, t
Coxsackie; Miss Ada Human ana Mrs. NJ. Helen
Crane, correspondents. The party was LED Dy the
Rev. Dr. Stokes president of the Ocean Grove Asso-
citation and Rev. DR.. J. o. Foster, OF the Christian
Commission.
Mr. Grant and Mrs. Fred. Grant The party spent
pleasant hour in conversation and gazing at the sea
from the piazza ana out on the pun. As 'nty 10
turned to the parlor they were presented TO George
w Chds Refreshments we're served in the dining
room. General Grants study, wharo he received his
friends and where he began his book. as point OF
great interest. and remains much as 1t was when the
General used il.
General Fisk in his speech to Mrs. Grant alluded to
the love hich the Nation both North and South bore
TO her and said that Grant never greater
than at Appomattox when he shook hands with Gen
eral Lee The shasm was bIidged over, and IRON
that tine the Nation HAD been one.
Dr. dones being called. he assured Mrs. Grant that
the love of the South followed Genera! Grant when
he went to Mt McGregOr and that their sympathy
and PRAYERS followed him AMI his family.
Professor Sweeney sang " BEST be the tie that
b;nds.n Bishop Bowman played feryenty Tor the
family aud for the country Grant loved so well
Bishop Falows pronounced the beneGictiOn and the
guests departed bestowing many " God bless YOU
upou this household of the Nation Mr.. Chllds
presented each guest COPY Of s recoi!ectons OF
Ceneral Grant